The Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA) is an annual awarding ceremony established in 1993 to commend outstanding films made in or produced by the city of Hong Kong. It is voted on by registered voters who are members of thirteen professional film bodies in Hong Kong, as well as by international and local film critics and a selected group of adjudicators.
The winner of this year’s HKFA is the cops-and-robbers action film Raging Fire, directed by the late Benny Chan and featuring top Hong Kong stars Andy Lau and Donnie Yen. It also won prizes for best film editing, best sound recording and best action choreography. Other winners include veteran performer, martial artist and director Sammo Hung, who received a lifetime achievement award.
This year’s 2023 Future Science Prize awards ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum on Tuesday, with the highest number of scientists being recognized to date. The eight laureates – 2016 Life Science Prize Laureate Dennis Lo Yuk-ming, 2021 Life Science Prize Laureates Yuen Kwok-yung and Joseph Sriyal Malik Peiris and 2022 Life Science Prize Laureate Mok Ngai-ming – shared their insights at the ceremony, inspiring young scientists to make a difference in the world through scientific research.
BOCHK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION PRIZE, hosted by the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation and sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, is designed to reward scientists who have demonstrated significant scientific achievements in the Greater Bay Area. This year’s winners were chosen by an independent review panel based on their contributions in the following areas:
A total of 13 medals were awarded, with fencing duo Edgar Cheung Ka-long and Vivian Kong winning gold medals. Swimming star Siobhan Haughey clinched two bronze medals. The winning team, which consists of fencers and swimmers, will receive a bonus of HK$5 million.
The winner of the Sovereign Asian Art Prize 2024 was Pakistani artist Sameen Agha for her sculpture titled A Home Is a Terrible Place to Love, which is carved from red marble and shows a house disintegrating. The runner-up was Hong Kong artist Michelle Fung for her mixed media piece Red Bean Stalk, while Filipino artist Demet won the Public Vote Prize for his painting Paint Palette Emulation.
Jockey Club’s domestic racing prize money will grow by 8% next season, a record-breaking increase of HK$1.38 billion including bonuses. The prize money increases across all classes, from Griffins to Class 1 and four-year-old Classic races. The increased prize money will help the Club attract and retain world-class racehorses. It will also support the development of the Jockey Club’s breeding and racehorse industry. The full 2023/24 domestic racing prize structure, including Group racing, will be announced shortly.